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"Cases of family violence are on the rise in our society and cannot be stopped by legal authorities since they are part of human behavior," Dr. Mohammed Said Alghamdi, supervisor of the chair, said. However, he added that the current legislation and rules have controlled the situation to some extent.


Considering that all laws in Saudi are based on the Koran and Shoura law, that statement is just about as close as one is going to get to a Muslim admitting to us non-muslims that Islam promotes violence. but you also have to use the Islamic definition of controlled verse the western definition of the word.


most non-muslims would interpret the phrase "current legislation and rules have controlled the situation to some extent." to mean:

"the current laws have to some extent helped to prevent / reduce domestic violence from occurring."

While Islamic culture would interpret the line to read:
"Islamic law which dictates / controls every aspect of a Muslim's life has been to some extent the cause and justification of domestic violence."


reference from:
http://www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/sa00000_.html
Saudi Arabia - Constitution

Chapter 1 General PrinciplesNo_Preamble

Article 1
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a sovereign Arab Islamic state with Islam as its religion; God's Book and the Sunnah of His Prophet, God's prayers and peace be upon him, are its constitution, Arabic is its language and Riyadh is its capital.


reference from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_Law_of_Saudi_Arabia

Following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and the First Gulf War, late King Fahd issued a royal decree that was officially published in official television channels and newspapers on the 31st of January 1992.[2][3] The Decree stated the following:

Royal Decree No. A/90
27/8/1412 AH

The Consultative Council also came to life about a year after in the light of the emerging conditions affecting the country after the war.

The Saudi cultural and religious views stigmatize any reference to "Constitution" other than the Qur'an itself and the practice of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Article 1 of the Basic Law emphasize that "God's Book (Qur'an) and the Sunnah of His Prophet (Muhammad), are its (Saudi Arabia) constitution". As the prince Talal bin Abdul Aziz puts it, who's referred to as the "red prince" and the "free prince" among other nicknames for his liberal views, there cannot be a "a constitution, a regulation, or a law that runs counter to the Islamic Shari'a" in Saudi Arabia.


main article copied from:
http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article406067.ece


Dealing with victims of domestic violence

By ARAB NEWS

Published: May 16, 2011 00:56 Updated: May 16, 2011 00:56

ABHA: About 750 students have undergone a training program on how to deal with students who are victims of family violence.

The program was organized by Bougshan Chair for Family Violence Studies in collaboration with the Ministries of Education and Social Affairs. The trainers included about 50 male and female supervisors of protection homes in various parts of the Kingdom.

"Cases of family violence are on the rise in our society and cannot be stopped by legal authorities since they are part of human behavior," Dr. Mohammed Said Alghamdi, supervisor of the chair, said. However, he added that the current legislation and rules have controlled the situation to some extent.

Alghamdi said that verbal abuse against women, children, disabled and the elderly is most prevailing. "There are many kinds of violence — verbal, psychological, physical and economic," he explained.

He said the training program consisted of lectures on how to get over the social and psychological effects of family violence and restore confidence of the victims. He said the lectures focused on marriage and family guidance to reduce violence, admit mistakes, and manage anger in addition to spreading kindness and compassion among family members, especially the sick and females.